Course Title: Electrical Principles

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Electrical Principles

Credit Points: 12.00

Important Information:

Please note that this course may have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities.

 

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
EEET2276	City Campus	Undergraduate	130T Vocational Engineering	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2009, Sem 2 2009, Sem 1 2010, Sem 2 2010, Sem 1 2011, Sem 2 2011, Sem 1 2012, Sem 1 2013, Sem 2 2013, Sem 1 2014, Sem 2 2014, Sem 1 2015, Sem 2 2015, Sem 1 2016, Sem 2 2016
EEET2276	City Campus	Undergraduate	174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2018, Sem 2 2018, Sem 1 2019, Sem 2 2019, Sem 1 2020, Sem 2 2020, Sem 1 2021, Sem 2 2021
EEET2276	City Campus	Undergraduate	520T Future Technologies	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2022, Sem 2 2022, Sem 1 2023, Sem 2 2023, Sem 1 2024, Sem 2 2024
EEET2437	RMIT University Vietnam	Undergraduate	130T Vocational Engineering	Face-to-Face	Viet3 2014, Viet2 2015, Viet3 2015, Viet2 2016
EEET2437	RMIT University Vietnam	Undergraduate	174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science	Face-to-Face	Viet3 2017, Viet2 2018, Viet3 2018, Viet1 2019, Viet2 2019, Viet3 2019

Course Coordinator: Dr Bishwajit Chowdhury

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 8054

Course Coordinator Email: bishwajit.chowdhury@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: 57.05.17

Course Coordinator Availability: Appointment by email

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

NA

Course Description

This course introduces fundamental principles and concepts of electrical/ electronics circuits. Topics include electrical components and quantities, circuit analysis skills, DC /AC applications, and applications of semiconductors.

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to the following Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs):

1.1 Descriptive, formula-based understanding of the underpinning natural and physical sciences and the engineering fundamentals applicable to the practice area.
1.2 Procedural-level understanding of the mathematics, numerical analysis, statistics, and computer and information sciences which underpin the practice area.
1.3 In depth practical knowledge and skills within specialist sub-disciplines of the practice area.
2.2 Application of technical and practical techniques, tools and resources to well defined engineering problems.

Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs):

On completion of this course, you should be able to:
1. Define basic electrical concepts and practical use of electrical components.
2. Connect series, parallel and series-parallel DC circuits
3. Demonstrate functioning of capacitors, inductors, relays and contactors, DC step response circuit and AC fundamentals
4. Define operating principles of Transformers
5. Demonstrate applications of semiconductors, Amplifiers and electronic devices, Op- Amps and applications
6. Demonstrate applications of DC and AC circuits.


 

Overview of Learning Activities

The learning activities include:
● Face to Face Teaching: to obtain an introduction to electrical fundamentals, electronic devices and circuits, and an introduction to application of these principles to basic problem solving.
● Personal reading (e.g. prescribed sections of the textbook) to reinforce/strengthen their understanding of principles and applications.
● Simulation, Videos, Lab sessions: To understand the key concepts, practical applications, analyse results, students are encouraged to watch videos on special topics available in the Carlton library. The lab work/simulations allow students to develop skills in analysing circuits, fault finding and experimentation.

You will also learn through following additional activities:
● Practice sheets: student need to attempt solving practice sheets alone and with friends, and participation in team based learning will be helpful.
● Assignment(s): assignment will challenge students through application oriented problems, and will enhance problem solving skills.

● Quiz(s): assessed during semester. Solutions will be discussed in the class to give feedback to the students. The quiz provides information both to the student and the lecturer about the progress of the learning process and the feedback helps to improve the situation for final examination if necessary.

 

 

Overview of Learning Resources

Learning resources will consist of recommended references and class notes which may be accessed through "myRMIT" if you are in Melbourne and via "RMIT online" if you are based in Vietnam.
The set of references is deliberately broad, including books, journal publications, government reports, industry standards, handbooks, and web-based resources.
 

Overview of Assessment

☒This course has no hurdle requirements.

☐ All hurdle requirements for this course are indicated clearly in the assessment regime that follows, against the relevant assessment task(s) and all have been approved by the College Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning & Teaching).

Assessment 1: Quiz and Tests
Weighting towards final grade (%): 30
Online Quiz - 5%
Mid-Semester Test  - 25%

This task assesses the following learning outcomes:
PLO 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.2
CLO 1, 2, 3, 5, 6

Assessment 2: Assignment and Labs
Weighting towards final grade (%): 30

Assignment - 15%
This task assesses the following learning outcomes:
PLO 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.2
CLO 1, 2, 5, 6

Labs - 15%
This task assesses the following learning outcomes:
PLO 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.2
CLO 1, 2, 3, 5, 6

Assessment 3: Final Assessment
Weighting towards final grade (%): 40

This task assesses the following learning outcomes:
PLO 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.2
CLO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6